Sleigh construction



J. HALSALL. SLEIQH CONSTRUCTION.

Jam 16, 1923.

FILED AUG. 24,1921.

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JOHN HALSALL, F ELROSE, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.

SLEGrH CONSTRUCTION.

Application led August 24, 1921. Serial No. 4901.

To all whom it may concer/n: lit is obvious that l have provided a Be it known that I, JOHN HALSALL, a sleigh construction which may be readily citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residpositioned on an ordinary wagon, and ing at Elro-se, in the county of Moose J aw while I have illustrated and described the t and Province of Saskatchewan, have inpreferred form of construction of my invented certain new and useful mprovevention, this is capable of variation and ments in Sleigh Constructions, of which modification without departing from the the following is a specification. spirit of the invention. l, therefore, do The present invention relates to improvenot wish to be limited to the precise details ments in sleigh construction, the principal of construction specified, but desire to 60 object of the invention being to provide avail myself of such variations and modia sleigh adapted to be positioned on a fications as come within the scope of the wa on bolster. appended claims.

l iththis and other objects in view, the From the foregoing, it is thought that invention consists in the construction, comthe construction of my invention will be 65 bination and arrangement of parts as will clearly understood and, therefore, a more be hereinafter fully described, illustrated extended explanation has been omitted. in the accompanying drawings and pointed TvVhat I claim as new is:

out in the claims hereunto appended. l. As an improved article of manufac- Figure l is a side elevationillustrating ture, a Journal bracket having depending 70 the embodiment of my present invention. lugs upon two opposite sides and lateral F ig. 2 is a perspective view of the jourlugs .upon the other sides, a cylindrical nal bracket used in my improved sleigh member at the top of said bracket and havconstruction. ing an aperture in which is adapted to be Referring to the drawings, like numerals received an. aXle skein, and lugs on opposite 75 designate like parts in the various drawsides of said cylindrical member apertured ings. to receive vertical rods.

The numeral 3 indicates the body or box 2. In combination, runner members, a of a wagon, 4 the bolster. My improved journal bracket on each member, each sleigh consists of a runner 5 having a jourbracket having lateral side lugs resting on 80 nal bracket 6 substantially mounted on said members. and end lugs depending same. Lugs 7 extend downwardly fromg from the bracket, and embracing the said the bracket and embrace the sides of the members, means securing said side and end runner 5. Lugs 8 extend laterally of the lugs to said members, a'cylindricai member journal bracket 6 and have bolts or lag at the top of each bracket, a wagon skein 85 screws 9 passing through them and emin the said cylindrical members', lateral bracing the sleigh runner 5. Vertical rods lugs on said cylindrical members. rods l0, substantially mounted on the sleigh passed through said lugs and through said runner 5, extend through the apertures l1 lateral lugs at the bases of said brackets in the lugs 8 and through the apertures l2 and into the runner members, and braces 90 positioned in the lugs 13. Brace rod 14 is secured by said rods on the cylindrical substantially positioned in the irunner "5 members and having their ends secured to as indicated diagrammatically, the vertithe runner members. cal members 10 passing through the same ln testimony whereof, l aiix my signaand secured by neais ofhnutsfl positioned ture in the presence of two witnesses.

on the threa e en s t ereo rlhe wagon skein or axle is positioned in JHN HALSALL' the aperture 16. Nuts 17, detachably po- Witnesses: sitioned on its other end, prevent displace- B. LESTER,

ment of the journal bracket. H. TALBOT. 

